Weekend Events: Planting At Ingersoll, Earth Day At Habana Outpost, And Monsters At Greenlight
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday to see what’s scheduled next week!
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
Science Club: Paper Airplane Science
When: Friday, April 17 at 4pm
Where: Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue
What: Yes, you CAN fly a paper airplane in the library. Learn about the science behind plane flight while having fun.
Line Dancing
When: Friday, April 17 from 7-8pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free Shape Up NYC Classes are for all! No registration or prior experience necessary.
Comedy Show
When: Friday, April 17 at 8pm
Where: Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free comedy show every Friday night. Hosted by Pee Wee Dee.
How much: No cover
Karaoke Night
When: Friday, April 17 from 8pm-12am
Where: SIP Bar at 14 Putnam Avenue
What: Every Friday night. Hosted by Kings of Karaoke.
How much: Free
BAMcafé Live: Kaufman Music Center’s “Face The Music”
When: Friday, April 17 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Developed under the guidance of the acclaimed Kronos Quartet, this exciting program features teenage string quartets performing works by Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Michael Daugherty, and more.
How much: Free
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
When: Saturday, April 18 from 8am-4pm
Where: Washington Park between DeKalb and Willoughby Avenues
What: Weekly farmers market with live music and family-friendly activities.
CrossFit Boot Camp
When: Saturday, April 18 at 9:30am
Where: Fort Greene Park
What: Free weekly boot camp through Autumn.
Fundamentals of Tai Chi
When: Saturday, April 18 from 10-11am
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Free class. No registration or experience necessary.
Ingersoll Houses Clean-Up/Plant Day
When: Saturday, April 18 from 10am-2pm
Where: Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Avenue
What: Help beautify our community. NextGeneration NYCHA committees & partners will host a day of clean-up, gardening, and more. For more info, contact: Denise Guess, 646-565-8230, Denise.Guess@nycha.nyc.gov
Brooklyn Flea Fort Greene
When: Saturday, April 18 from 10am-5pm (every Saturday through November)
Where: Bishop Laughlin Memorial HS schoolyard at 176 Lafayette Avenue (between Clermont and Vanderbilt)
What: 150 shopping and food vendors every Saturday from April through November.
Earth Day Expo/Habana Outpost Reopening Party
When: Saturday, April 18 from 11am-2pm
Where: Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street
What: Food, fun, eco-friendly crafts and workshops, e-waste recycling, school gardening tables, and more!
Author Storytime: Paul Czajak
When: Saturday, April 18 at 11am
Where: Greenlight Bookstore at 686 Fulton Street
What: Launch party for the latest addition to author Paul Czajak’s Monster and Me series: Monster Needs a Party! Enjoy an in-store scavenger hunt for two gold doubloons — which win two kids a free Monster Party book and a treat bag. Paul Czajak will read and give out Monster and Me balloons. Everyone is invited to come in pirate costume and have a swashbuckling time! Ages 3 to 8.
How much: Free | $16.95 for the book
ShapeUp NYC Low-Impact Aerobics Class
When: Saturday, April 18 at 11am
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Free class.
BRIC Media Education: Free Saturday Orientation
When: Saturday, April 18 from 11am-1pm
Where: BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street
What: An introduction to what community access television is all about–from the sense of community, to the state-of-the-art television studios, to the variety of classes available with BRIC Media Education–from Intro to DSLR Filmmaking, to the Fundamentals of Screenwriting, to Intro to Digital Photography, to Intro to Graphic Design, to Audio Production, to Intro to Marketing, to ESL, and so much more.
ShapeUp NYC Aerobics Class
When: Saturday, April 18 at 12pm
Where: Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Avenue
What: Free class.
Color of Justice: Intro to the Legal and Judicial System for High School Girls
When: Saturday, April 18 from 12-3pm
Where: Bed-Stuy YMCA at 1121 Bedford Avenue
What: Featuring law school students, recent graduates, administrators and practitioners/lawyers.
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
When: Saturday, April 18 from 12-7pm
Where: Trilok Fusion Arts at 143 Waverly Avenue
What: The Pop-Up is set to feature themed events every weekend in the Trilok Fusion Arts’ garden! Find details about each week’s market at: www.brooklynpopupmarket.com.
B-Scene at Weeksville: The Poetics of Television and Film
When: Saturday, April 18 from 1-3pm
Where: Weeksville Heritage Center at 1698 Bergen Street
What: We invite the Brooklyn community to experience not just poetry and its elements showcased through the medium of television and film, but to experience these visual mediums in their most creative presentation; a visual poetry. Come see how poetic community can be when given the tools and access to media. Uniquely BRIC… Brooklyn Free Speech TV.
Artists Roundtable: Art, Activism and the Black Body
When: Saturday, April 18 at 2pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Third Floor Auditorium at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: For many years, the Brooklyn Museum has exhibited works by contemporary artists who have examined how the black body is placed, in social, political, and historical terms. What are activist artists saying now, in light of the recent fatalities of black men and women and subsequent civil unrest? What role do museums have in addressing these issues? Join us for a conversation on the artist’s role in social protest with dissident artist Dread Scott, multimedia artist Rashaad Newsome, Brooklyn-based street artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, and Ferguson, Missouri, activist artist Damon Davis.
BAMcafé Live: Soul Understated, featuring Mavis ‘SWAN’ Poole
When: Saturday, April 18 at 9pm
Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue
What: Jazz, funk, and R&B come together in the exuberant sounds of this powerhouse ensemble, fronted by velvety-voiced singer Mavis ‘SWAN’ Poole and featuring Jeremy ‘BEAN’ Clemons on drums.
How much: Free
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
Arty Facts: Art Now!
When: Sunday, April 19 at 11am and 1:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Rubin Lobby at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Learn how artists today create. Explore the cultures and techniques that influence contemporary artists and then make your own innovative art. Visit the Arty Facts page for details.
Gallery Tour: Museum Highlights
When: Sunday, April 19 at 1pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, Rubin Lobby at 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights.
In Conversation: Sarah Oppenheimer and Robin Clark
When: Sunday, April 19 from 4-5:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 3rd floor auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway
What: Sponsored by Voices in Contemporary Art. Curator and Voices in Contemporary Art board member Robin Clark and artist Sarah Oppenheimer talk about Oppenheimer’s work and the challenges inherent in producing, presenting, and preserving contemporary art.
Community Conversation: History of Racial Violence in America
When: Sunday, April 19 at 7pm
Where: JACK at 505 1/2 Waverly Avenue
What: Join local theater company Colloquy Collective and Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform for a discussion about racial violence in America, with professional actors sharing a 15-minute long anti-lynching play from 1930, “Blue-eyed Black Boy,” by Georgia Douglas Johnson, as a jumping-off point for discussion of the challenges then and now, and current pathways for justice and relief.
How much: $5-10 suggested donation to pay the artists
ONGOING
Mapping Brooklyn
When: Through May 3 from 10am-8pm daily, except Mondays
Where: BRIC House Gallery at 647 Fulton Street
What: The exhibition Mapping Brooklyn will juxtapose the work of contemporary artists working with maps and cartography, alongside actual historic maps. The historic maps in the exhibition will all be drawn from the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection; there are demographic maps, fire insurance maps and more.
How much: Free